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Here’s a round up of my past week. It’s been one heck of ride. I went to Woodward Camp in Pennsylvania with Secret Walls courtesy of Loyal to the craft and met some amazing people.

First up special thanks to Secret Walls and crew for putting up with my nonsense and making me laugh over the 3 days. Couldn’t have done it without you guys. Also Thanks to Woodward staff for being amazing hosts and supporting our every need.

I delivered 3 art workshops over three days – character art design, lettering design and the art of collaboration. We painted skate decks, vans shoes and a group piece. Special thanks to Vans for supplying shoes and attending my design workshop and many artist friends who stopped in and everyone who helped to make these events happen.

I also painted a mural at Woodward camp Pennsylvania. Woodward is a playground for kids to skate, BMX, scooter, create art, and make music! The place is wild. I was asked to paint a 25’ x 8’ mural right next door to the pool. In 2.5 days, in 85 degrees and very humid conditions, no problem! I had lots of amazing assistance, Secret Walls staff, other artists and loads of campers jumped in to make this mural happen. Thank you.

The trip ended with a podcast recording with Loyal to the Craft – thanks for having us! And a secret walls battle! I went up against Trippydraws and we each had two campers from the workshops. It was an epic battle ending with some very cool art. Team wotto prevailed and won the crowds heart. Has to be the most amazing backdrop to a battle I’ve seen. Everyone won.

I had a blast, more importantly the kids had a blast and that was the whole point. Other highlights: Nick being shut in a freezer, Nick eating a spicy pickled sausage, Serena befriending every child on the camp, Serena also washing a million brushes, Terry getting confused about public transport. The fireflies, amazing locals in PA, darts, and campers parents thanking me for inspiring their child!

Another super exciting project I can reveal from 2024 after months of work. I’ve been working with the shoe brand Oetziceman to design shoes. This brand creates super unique shoes and they have a large business in China. They are now here in the USA and I designed several pairs for them. I created several patterns and color ways incorporating their logo and mascot with my illustrations. The shoes came out really great and I am super thankful for this opportunity. The shoes are available via the Oetziceman website.

I teamed up with Woolf Drinks and Cut Your Wolf Loose to create a custom label for a limited edition whiskey for The Whisky Shop Nottingham, UK. This bottle of yummy scotch is now available online. This was a super unique and fun collaboration. A project to design an alcohol label has been on my wishlist for a while, today I can tick it off.

Gaidama was the first company to take a fresh look at the women’s Jiu Jitsu gear industry. Their products have become the industry standard and have a quality that is unmatched. When they asked me to design one of their 2024 collection pieces I was super excited. The design had limited color and was crammed with Jiu Jitsu details. A true collaboration of my art style mixed with a leading brand.

Gaidama sent me samples and the print is amazing. The quality and durability is clear to see when you hold the product in hand. The product is available through their website in women’s, mens and kids.

On June 29th I headied over to Long Beach, CA to take part in the last day of the Long Beach Walls Artrenzei show and week of awesome murals. To close to the show Secret Walls asked me to join an art battle! This was my third battle and I was excited to be asked.Teams assembled and the XLarge sponsored show got going. The two teams consisted of these awesome artists:

Sakoasko
Ledania
Alepsishernandez
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Vs
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Wotto
Dirtyoldroshi
A.l._grime (The Obanoth)
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BUT in a last minute twist Ally got sick and had to drop out! That sucked. But The Obanoth stepped up and took her place. Absolute legend. The battle was close and both teams worked hard, displayed awesomeness and delivered amazing art pieces. In the end the audience decided and my team won! Special thanks to my team, the secret walls crew, Long Beach Walls and sponsors XLarge – what a night! I had the best time. Also awesome DJ set by Bluethegreat and amazing MCing by Nick Major deserves a shout out too! Photos courtesy of people in the crowd and Secret Walls.

Mischievous Wolf is a brand and communication agency with offices in Bristol, UK and Los Angeles, USA. They commissioned me to create a digital piece of art for their UK office space. Mixing my art style and their core values I created a detailed illustration that also followed their brand guidelines.

Mischievous Wolf were great to work with, giving clear direction while also letting me add my creative flare. The final pice is hung in their office space and I get a good feeling that many people who pass through will enjoy it.